Google Home Hub hands-on: Big AI in a small smart display

I honestly thought the Google Home Hub was going to be bigger. Like, much bigger. Significantly bigger. With Amazon’s second-generation Echo Show cranking the touchscreen up to 10-inches, and Facebook’s Portal+ even bigger at 15-inches, Google’s smart display is oddly compact.

Then again, maybe small also means perfectly formed. The 7-inch screen may only offer half the real-estate that, say, a new Echo Show provides, but it’s pleasingly high-resolution and crisp. It also makes for a more discreet device, something the rounded corners, fabric covers, and pastel finishes only underscore.